Bonnie Dawson, Candidate #NWT #cdnpoli #elxn41

Hi George: would you mind issuing a correction with regard to contents below: I rec'd this from Toronto Office just now.

Personally I was unaware at the time of interview that the Beagles were a special order....

THANK YOU GEORGE

In your interview with George Lessard, you mention the OVC live terminal surgeries. We need to issue a correction. The beagles were purpose-bred dogs, ordered specifically for the veterinary students. They were used for teaching and surgical training and were euthanized when they were no longer needed. (They did not succumb on the operating table. Well, perhaps some did, but we don't know for certain).

Can you get in touch with George to let him know about the correction?

Thanks, Bonnie! I'm going to post the link with the correction, either today or tomorrow.

Big or Small, every living creature has a place on this planet, deserving of human respect, compassion and guardianship. The true measure of human society is in how we honor this role placed upon all of mankind.http://www.makeanimalsmatter.ca/share

Big or Small, every living creature has a place on this planet, deserving of human respect, compassion and guardianship. The true measure of human society is in how we honor this role placed upon all of mankind.

Thank you George for allowing me the opportunity to speak with you this morning.

Below you will find a great deal of the materials I have researched well and the information below more than proves the Link between Violence Against Animals and Human Violence, which ties into the reports that the NWT has the highest Rate of Violence per Capita than anywhere else in Canada; this in turn ties into family health and wellbeing, the need for lengthier jail terms for repeat violent offenders, improved programmes to be developed and implemented to address repeat violent offenders, need for more womens shelters. Please pay particular attention to the issues involving the domestic and child abuse relating to animal cruelty. I have done my research very well. I will include these links in the body of this email so you can readily access, may I suggest that you print the body of this email so that you will have a hard copy of the links for future reference.

The need for readily accessible Veterinary care will aid in curbing dog population explosions, rabies and parvo outbreaks that can be transmitted to wildlife, and help prevent dog attacks: see CHIRP Report. More animal shelters need to be built and run by qualified professionally trained individuals and additional animal relocation programs set up to place rescued animals outside the territories. Qualified Animal Cruelty Investigators are needed to assist in the hands on one on one assessment of animals in crisis, so that it is not left up to the opinion of individual By-Law Officers or Legal authorities who do not have the education nor the qualifications in Animal Welfare and Care.

How an animal is treated reflects the possible abusive life within a home, we already see evidence relating to bullying in NT schools, children who perhaps are subjected to the same abuse in their own homes vent their anger and frustrations on others, their classmates and often animals. As proven by the published research papers this often leads to future violent acts in adult years. Animal Cruelty is recognized as a Pathological Syndrome and needs to be recognized as such in Canada and around the world...please read full article as linked from the NY Times http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/13/magazine/13dogfighting-t.html

I have attached the current Federal Criminal Code and you will find the particular Sections which I referred to whereby the animals themselves are evidence of neglect.
I have also included a number of pictures which I received from the BDRSPCA located in Inuvik. These are only just a few. Picture from Legacy of the North is one of the two surviving Pokiak dogs in Tuk to which the "We say Tuk" attachment refers to. Linda Eccles BDRSPCA president filed an Animal Cruelty Report with RCMP, however nothing was done to help these dogs and no charges were ever laid. I am also providing a link from the NNSL Archives which reflect the violence against a family pet that in turn caused severe trauma to family members..Taloyoak man jailed for 'vicious' attack on family pethttp://www.nnsl.com/frames/newspapers/2005-05/may9_05NNdog.html

NOW FOR YOUR READING PLEASURE:I do hope you will take the time...Please note that a great deal of this material was provided to the GNWT Ministers during my battle for Animal Protection for the NWT, as well as approx. 3K petition signatures and comments which came in from the Americas and Internationally.I will continue to work towards the Comprehensive Animal Protection Act that is needed in the NT.

http://www.sqda.org/engfederal_laws.html
EXCERPT FROM ABOVE LINK: Quebec Society for the Defense of Animals"Significantly, the connection between human-to-human violence and animal cruelty has long been recognized by progressive human and animal welfare agencies. Almost universally, child abuse in a home is accompanied by abuse to the family pet. Juvenile acts of animal cruelty are strong indicators pointing to escalating violence later in life"Department of Justicewww.justice.gc.ca

Big or Small, every living creature has a place on this planet, deserving of human respect, compassion and guardianship. The true measure of human society is in how we honor this role placed upon all of mankind.http://www.makeanimalsmatter.ca/share